Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024 | CSDS-Lokniti Survey: BJP builds a broad caste coalition, garnering Maratha and OBC votes
In the Lokniti survey, almost three of every 10 Marathas have indicated their preference for the BJP. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu For the past three decades, Maharashtra has seen continuous fragmentation of various caste groups, but notably the Maratha-Kunbi caste cluster. The idea of ‘vote bank’ is always employed in discussing the close connection…